The Western Cape Department of
Health says to date 56 percent of Grade 4 girls have been vaccinated against
Human Papilomavirus related cervical cancer.
The department has embarked on the
HPV vaccine campaign for Grade 4 girls who attend a government or special
education school in the province.
Provincial Department Spokesperson
for the Cape Winelands Jo-Anne Otto said vaccination remains one of the most
effective manners in which to prevent illnesses in children.
Otto said that there have been three
cases of advent events. In all of these were related to nervous reaction at the
thought of having an injection the worst of which was a bit vomiting and nausea
by one of the patients.
She concluded by saying that parents
should note that only girls who receive the first dose of the vaccine will also
receive the second dose.
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